As first reported on TAP into Roselle and Roselle Park on Friday, Councilwoman Charlene Storey resigned after the council voted to add the word "Christmas" to the event's name. She later rescinded her resignation. Read those stories by clicking here and here.

I am pleased this year to see all the enthusiasm over our “Christmas Tree” celebration. At this point there are few points for the record.

1. Our ceremony on Friday at 6 p.m. will be referred to as the “Christmas Tree Lighting." This is not a constitutional issue or an attempt to mix religion with government. Rather this is a factual reference - we are lighting a Christmas Tree.

2. What we have experienced in the last week after the hubbub dies down was the fact that many of us were able to exercise our First Amendment Rights. Along with religious rights we also have free speech rights.

Moving forward, I sport all activities to enhance diversity. That’s another right we celebrate in this country. So, I invite all to our celebration on Friday night at 6 p.m. at Michael Mauri Park. At the end of the lighting celebration, we can leave together as the Roselle Park family - with something we all agree upon the need to work to improve the borough.

ELIZABETH, NJ - The New Jersey Department of Health is continuing to investigate the cause of the passing of Daniela Genaro who attended Nicholas LaCorte - Peterstown School No. 3 after it was confirmed that the student had been diagnosed with influenza. Officials say, it "presently remains unclear whether or not the virus was the primary contributing factor to the child's ...

ROSELLE, NJ - Students at Roselle’s Washington Elementary School learned how everyday household objects can be transformed into scientific wonders when scientists from BASF’s New Jersey-based world headquarters conducted a science workshop at the school on Friday.

“We believe that students can become the innovators and leaders of tomorrow, and we’re so thrilled to ...

CLARK, NJ — Just reaching this late of a point in the Union County Tournament (UCT) was a major accomplishment for resurgent Scotch Plains-Fanwood.

Only a year removed from a 4-17 season, the ten-seeded Raiders found themselves as one of the final four public schools and eight overall remaining in the UCT. However, Scotch Plains-Fanwood ran into one of the state’s best teams ...

TAPintoTravels is here to promote travel whether it is for work or pleasure. Most of our reporting is fun and helpful. However on rare occasions, we do have to report on heart breaking stories. It is always hardest when it involves men with families that have been lost at sea. Please consider assisting this family in need and keep them in your thoughts or ...

TAPintoTravels - As you know, we are here to encourage you to travel. Unfortunately, the New York Toy Fair is one place virtually none of you can go. So, unless you have been tirelessly been searching the internet, you are not up to date on what toys your children will be wanting soon.

Fortunately, with Press Correspondent credentials, we were able to go in your ...

ROSELLE, NJ - The Roselle-based community organizing group Community Acting Now will examine the book “The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America" by author Shawn D. Rochester as part of a commemoration of Black History Month.

The discussion will take place Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Anthony Amalfe Community Center, 1268 Shaffer Ave., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ROSELLE, NJ - Parents, grandparents, caregivers, when it comes to your children and drugs, do you know where to look? Do you know what you are looking for? You may be surprised at what is "Hidden in Plain Sight."

The Roselle Everett Hatcher Prevention Coalition and Prevention Links invite all parents, grandparents, caregivers, teachers and other adults to have an opportunity to ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - The New Jersey Department of Health is continuing to investigate the cause of the passing of Daniela Genaro who attended Nicholas LaCorte - Peterstown School No. 3 after it was confirmed that the student had been diagnosed with influenza. Officials say, it "presently remains unclear whether or not the virus was the primary contributing factor to the child's ...

As a 26-year-old Scotch Plains resident who cares more about the well-being of our town than about local politics, I am extremely disappointed that the Scotch Plains Democratic Committee leadership has decided to abandon Colleen Mahr in her run for Chair of the Union County Democratic Committee.

Mahr, who as Mayor of Fanwood for 15 years has worked closely with Scotch Plains ...

Young people living within New Jersey's child welfare system face daunting odds – often moving from foster family to group home to support program yet never finding their place, sometimes traveling with their belongings in a plastic garbage bag.

"The analogy is not lost on them," said Tanya Johnson, senior assistant executive director, youth services, at the nonprofit ...

ROSELLE, NJ - A female boxer was found on East 7th Ave. near Chandler Ave. and given to police on Feb. 16. The dog was later transported to the Newark Humane Society where it will be on hold for the owner to claimer her.

Officials from the Humane Society say that the dog is a senior dog and very sweet. If the owner does not claim her, she will be available for adoption on Feb. 24. She is in ...

It's hard to go on a serious diet, one on which you expect to be successful and maintain a loss. Fortunately, in his new book Super Carb Diet, Bob Harper has given the weight watching world a sensible new diet plan to help achieve a healthy weight.

How does a writer of a beloved series like Harry Potter or Temperance Brennan break out of their readers' expectations and try something new? For J.K. Rowlings it was the novels penned under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith; books about a maimed and very flawed private detective with the unlikely name of Cormoran Strike. For Kathy Reichs, it is the ...